Family Pages

Come visit the websites of some of the talented people I happen to share DNA with.

Park Photographer- My father's photography website. Currently he is working to hike all of the trails in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation area and write a guide book for the park.

COMING SOONLuckiki- My little sisters accessories site. Both my sisters are quite good at making accessories. Some of the rocks that they use in their pieces were collected by me out west.

Outdoor Links

OBN is one of the largest blogging directories that covers all things outdoors. If you can't find it on my site odds are you can find a blog covering it somewhere within the Network.

One of the earliest outdoor ethics organizations LNT is still in the forefront of training in the field. I have been trying to get their trainer level of certification for years but it just never seemed to go through. I love their logo and name, but the principles are a little wordy and hard to remember. One of the best things about LNT is they offer pamphlets on how to minimize impacts for specific ecosystems, so if you are going to an area you are unfamiliar with (or want to see if you have been doing something wrong all these years) its a great thing to bring along

Tread Lightly! is an outdoor ethics organization. It's very similar to LNT, but it's focus is primarily on OHV use. That said it does still cover camping, hiking, horse riding, etc... so if you need training in the ethics field or would like to know more about outdoor ethics check them out. Although they are not as well known as LNT I actually like their principles a bit more. They cover the same stuff and fit into a easy to remember acronym. I happen to be a certified Tread Trainer with Tread Lightly!.

The Student Conservation Association is one of the countries largest groups for conservation internships. Dispite what the name says most internships are open to all people. Thier main partner is the National Parks, but there are other places you could go to if you want. I had an internship with them in 2007 constructing the Kings Mt. National Military Park's Junior Ranger program

Ranger Links

These are all the professional organizations I use or are a member of.

With NAI interpretation does not refer to learning another language. These people "interpret" natural/historical resources so that regular people can make connections with them. In essence it is the professional organization for Tour Guides, Rangers, Environmental Educators, Zoo Educators etc... They also provide certification in this field. I am currently a Certified Interpretative Guide with NAI.

AASLH is the professional organization dedicated to local/ regional history. It focuses more on the bottom up view of history, because all history is local history to somewhere. They provide leadership, training and technical resources to medium or small historical sites.

The Eppley Institute is the leading online school for interpretation. Their courses are easy to do and are affiliated with the standards for the National Park Service. If you would like to know a little bit more about what interpretation is, take their Foundations of Interpretation course. It's free!

The NPCA are more or less the lobby for the National Parks. In addition to pressuring congress to protect the parks they also provide the parks with scientific and monetary support.

ANPR "promotes and enhances the professions, spirit and mission of National Park Service employees." They provide support to NPS employees and help to provide services like insurance that not all NPS employees (for example seasonal rangers like me) get. Almost a lobby for the family of the NPS workers.

Other Links

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